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Letter to the editor creates CU campus controversy

A recent letter to the editor titled "Concert counter to Catholic conscience,” published in Creighton University’s student newspaper, is getting campus-wide attention for its comments about student vouchers for an upcoming concert.

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Updated: 10:23 PM CDT Oct 24, 2013

Letter to the editor creates CU campus controversy

A recent letter to the editor titled "Concert counter to Catholic conscience,” published in Creighton University’s student newspaper, is getting campus-wide attention for its comments about student vouchers for an upcoming concert.

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Updated: 10:23 PM CDT Oct 24, 2013

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WEBVTT (NATS OF SONG) YOU'VE HEARD THE SONG ON THE RADIO.. NOW IT'S CAUSING CONTROVERSY AT CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY ... AND IT'S ALL OVER SOCIAL MEDIA TONIGHT. GOOD EVENING IT STEMS FROM MACKLEMORE AND RYAN LEWIS' UPCOMING CONCERT IN OMAHA. AND THEIR STANCE ON SAME SEX MARRIAGE. THE SCHOOL IS OFFERING STUDENTS FREE TICKETS TO THE SHOW. BUT THAT'S NOT SITTING WELL WITH EVERYONE. K-E-T-V NEWSWATCH SEVEN'S DAVE ROBERTS IS LIVE WITH THE BIG STORY. MORE PEOPLE LIKELY READ CREIGHTON'S STUDENT NEWSPAPER TODAY...THAN ANY OTHER DAY THIS SEMESTER. IT'S ALL BECAUSE TWO PEOPLE SHARED THEIR OPINIONS ON GAY MARRIAGE. IT'S LYRICS SUPPORT GAY MARRIAGE. BY NOW YOU MIGHT HAVE READ THIS LETTER TO THE EDITOR IN THURSDAY'S CREIGHTONIAN. ("My whole Twitter feed was blowing up with everybody now being upset about the article.") TWEET AFTER TWEET ... STUDENTS AND ALUMNI OFFER SUPPORT FOR MACKLEMORE AND RYAN LEWIS... WHO WILL PLAY THE CENTURYLINK CENTER THIS TUESDAY. THE EMOTIONAL ONLINE OUTBURST CONTRIDICTS THE PUBLISH LETTER SAYING ... CREIGHTON STUDENT UNION'S BOARD SUPPORT OFFERING TICKETS VOUCHERS FOR THE SHOW ... IS IN DIRECT OPPOSITION WITH CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING AND CREIGHTON'S STATED VALUES. STUDENTS LIKE CASEY SUTTON DISAGREE.("Being more accepting of people and that's really what the Catholic Church I think is focusing on.") IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT... THE CREIGHTONIAN TELLS NEWSWATCH 7... "THERE WERE SO MANY VIEWS TO OUR WEBSITE THAT IT HAS CRASHED" AND THAT THE "VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THE LETTER TO THE EDITOR ARE NOT ENDORSED BY THE CREIGHTONIAN. STILL... STUDENTS ON TWITTER AND LIKE SUTTON, VOCAL OPPOSE WHAT WAS PUBLISHED.("I don't think we should silence them no, but, you know, I don't think it's fair for them to be able to so openly have access to the Creighton community.") THE CREIGHTON STUDENT UNION PROGRAM BOARD... WILL GO AHEAD AND GIVE AWAY 50-75 VOUCHERS TO NEXT TUESDAY'S MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS CONCERT AS ORIGINALLY PLANNED. WE TRIED TO REACH THE STUDENTS WHO WRITE THE LETTER TO THE EDITOR... THEY DID NOT RESPOND. WERE LIVE AT CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY, DAVE ROBERTS, KETV NEWSWATCH 7.

Letter to the editor creates CU campus controversy

A recent letter to the editor titled "Concert counter to Catholic conscience,” published in Creighton University’s student newspaper, is getting campus-wide attention for its comments about student vouchers for an upcoming concert.